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Author Hal Wert detailed the political differences between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt over confronting German aggression and the humanitarian crises in Poland and Finland at the o…

A Herbert Hoover Presidential Library conference reconsidered the 31st president’s World War II-era views and politics. This session looked at global events while Herbert Hoover was in the W…

Herbert Hoover and the American Relief Administration fed, clothed, and provided medicine and other aid to 10 million Russians -- including those in the Ukraine region -- suffering from fami…

Former first lady Lou Henry Hoover was a trained geologist who joined Herbert Hoover in his World War I relief efforts before moving into the White House in 1929. Annette Dunlap, author of a…

King’s College lecturer Charlie Laderman delivered the concluding talk of a Herbert Hoover Presidential Library conference on early 20th century American famine relief to Russia - and the ro…

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa, hosted a conference marking the centennial of American relief efforts to famine-stricken Russia. In this talk, Stanford Universi…

The directors of the Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential libraries talked about the 1932 campaign for the White House in the midst of the Great Depression -- and the tense …

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library director Thomas Schwartz discussed how the library explores the life of the 31st chief executive. Mr. Schwartz explained that the facility takes a broad l…

Herbert Hoover scholar George Nash talked about the defining relationship between the 31st president and his Oval Office predecessor, Calvin Coolidge. This event was part of the Herbert Hoov…

This program was part of a conference on Herbert Hoover’s humanitarian efforts during the two world wars. Hal Elliott Wert, a Kansas City Art Institute professor emeritus, talked about the v…

Herbert Hoover’s biographer George Nash recalled his World War I relief work, which saved the lives of millions caught up in the war and its aftermath -- and which set the stage for his Whit…

Ross Kennedy talked about Herbert Hoover’s relationship with Woodrow Wilson and his role in the Wilson administration until their falling out in 1920. Mr. Kennedy is an Illinois State Univer…

Timothy Walch talked about the uneasy relationship between Herbert Hoover and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Mr. Walch is a former director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum. This…

Professor Lisa Ossian used photographs and diary entries to describe the enduring friendship between Republican Herbert Hoover and Democrat Harry Truman. This event was part of the Herbert H…

Charles Rappleye talked about his book Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the Presidency, in which he recalls the tenure of America’s 31st President Herbert Hoover.

Reporters talked about their experiences covering the Iowa caucuses. One of the reporters covered nine presidential caucus campaigns for the Des Moines Register newspaper. Following the disc…

Pamela Smith Hill, editor of Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography, talked about the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Ms. Wilder is the author of the Little House series of books which late…

Annette Dunlap talked about the evolution of first ladies' fashion, including the impact fashion had on their public image and what their wardrobe choices reveal about the time period.

Historians discuss the significant change in America’s foreign policy in the wake of World War II. Prior to this war, America was committed to a non-interventionism, reflecting America’s geo…